The term originates in Victorian era Britain, for the day after Christmas, when the rich would box up gifts and bring them to the poor, and also to their own servants (for whom Boxing Day, unlike Christmas Day, was a holiday).[citation needed] The Christmas carol Good King Wenceslas sings about giving gifts of flesh, wine, and pine logs to a poor man on St. Stephen's Day.

The term also refers to the fact that children traditionally opened their money-boxes on this day to access the money they had received over the Christmas period

Hope this satisifes your curiosity.

Thu Dec 20, 2007 3:44 pm

JJsmum

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cheers!!

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Thu Dec 20, 2007 3:46 pm

**claire**

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i thought it was cos you were chucking away all the boxes what prezzies where in that day

well in our family its the day we get together and have a fight always an arguement, i HATE boxing day, if i don't go to mums i'm in the wrong, if i do go i always end up argueing with someone cos they moan about my son and his behaviour (he has ADHD) and most of them don't understand him

but yes it used to be the day the rich gave the gifts they didn't want to servants or to the local poor people

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Thu Dec 20, 2007 4:56 pm

xashleyx

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Too-late wrote:

well in our family its the day we get together and have a fight always an arguement, i HATE boxing day, if i don't go to mums i'm in the wrong, if i do go i always end up argueing with someone cos they moan about my son and his behaviour (he has ADHD) and most of them don't understand him

but yes it used to be the day the rich gave the gifts they didn't want to servants or to the local poor people

thats not very nice, they have 2 understand that he has that! tell them to shut up!! lol